Is CVE-2007-5936 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-5936 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-5936?

CVE-2007-5936 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-5936?

CVE-2007-5936 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5936?

Upgrade texlive-bin on debian 11 to 2007-13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-5936

LOW

3.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

texlive-binDebian

Fixed in:2007-13CVE-2007-5936

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.